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https://ew.com/house-republicans-call-for-investigation-of-bad-bunny-super-bowl-halftime-show-11904174House Republicans call to investigate Bad Bunny Super Bowl halftime show over 'widespread twerking, grinding, pelvic thrusts'
Rep. Mark Alford said the fallout "could be much worse than the Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction."
Two days out, Bad Bunny's epic Super Bowl halftime show, which featured cameos from stars such as Lady Gaga, Pedro Pascal, and Ricky Martin, is still getting a lot of attention, especially from Republican lawmakers. They were not entertained.
By Monday, one of the detractors, Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.), asked officials to look into the performance, which he called "pure smut" that he claimed was "illegal to be displayed on public airways."
Ogles cited "choreography featuring overtly sexualized movements, including widespread twerking, grinding, pelvic thrusts and other sexually suggestive conduct."
He is, therefore, "requesting that the Energy and Commerce Committee launch a formal congressional inquiry into the National Football League and NBC immediately for their prior knowledge, deliberate approval, and facilitation of this indecent broadcast. American culture will not be mocked or corrupted without consequence."
Norbert
(7,661 posts)Yep. Got it.
Irish_Dem
(80,452 posts)dameatball
(7,661 posts)Srkdqltr
(9,562 posts)Ogles wants to watch more to make sure there was enough twerking.
PatSeg
(52,655 posts)Meanwhile, it is a nice distraction for republicans in congress, but it won't last long.
womanofthehills
(10,769 posts)Leon Black - Biting a 7 yr old on the vagina plus torturing other women - vaginally and anally till they are bleeding and screaming in horrible pain at Epsteins NY apartment. (Epstein files) Leon Black has 4 kids. How does a father torture kids? Trump just did a favor for Black - hiring his son. Still good old boys.
And here is Steve Bannon (Epson Files) wanting to change Epsteins image from pedo to philanthropist. These people are all more evil than we thought. Epstein files:
annon To Epstein: -->
"We need to work around your 38--first we need to push back on the lies; then crush the pedo/trafficking narrative; then rebuild your image as philanthropist"
PatSeg
(52,655 posts)than I'd realized. It is a really hard adjustment as it all comes to the surface.
Submariner
(13,293 posts)those two racist ass crackers would luv this shit show their bigoted fascist descendants are howling about.
haele
(15,220 posts)Or the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders and Lakers Girls in the 80's and 90's?
Or is it just because this was hot Latinos and Latinas that are close enough to being White it might affect their racist families?
Honestly, IMO, Sex and Sports have always gone together.
You have young adults who have built their bodies up to peak strength, confidence, and capabilities - which presents as attractive virility across all species.
So, complementary sexual interests will naturally follow.
People want to see strong, confident, and attractive people hook up, because that's what they want to imagine for themselves.
If they were just as young, strong, and confident, they can have their pick of the hot chicks and studs.
womanofthehills
(10,769 posts)Copying any Michael Jackson move puts their hand on their crotch. You will see most male dancers do it whenever they dance to a MJ hit.
Obviously these guys are out of the loop.
tanyev
(48,912 posts)and wear much skimpier outfits than the Bad Bunny dancers, but the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders are known as Americas Sweethearts.
Sure, lets spend hours and hours of congressional time investigating so they can come up with legislation specifying exactly how much hip shaking is OK, and the exact parameters where it becomes offensive. They can also regulate the acceptable percentage of skin that can be exposed by an NFL cheerleader.
You know how much Republicans love regulation and the government telling privately owned businesses what they can and cannot do. Oh, wait
..
😒
Ars Longa
(499 posts)touch, and frankly Ridiculous, they look to a broad swath of the American People.
B.See
(8,064 posts)they weren't all dressed in tacky looking blue suits and big ass red ties.
Ping Tung
(4,255 posts)newdeal2
(5,074 posts)I thought thats the time period they want to take us back to anyway.
Clouds Passing
(7,563 posts)The symbology of that was to show the inanity of all the sexualization currently in pop music. When he fell through the roof his show became wholesome, family, and community based.
Creeps always gotta be creeping.
D_Master81
(2,417 posts)As a red blooded male I had absolutely no problem with that performance but I notice when they were singing in Spanish and grinding no one was calling for congress to investigate. What a clown show the GOP has become.
GoCubsGo
(34,772 posts)I still can't believe that there was barely a peep about how, in silhouette, the curvy projection on his guitar made it look like he had a long, snake-like penis sticking out of his pants at certain angles. Stunned jealousy, maybe?

Nigrum Cattus
(1,257 posts)Here is a piece from 1957 about Elvis & his hips
grow up bible humpers !
https://parade.com/news/on-this-day-in-1957-elvis-presleys-wiggle-was-so-scandalous-the-police-put-him-under-surveillance
leftstreet
(39,590 posts)OMG
They just keep recycling the outrage
LeftinOH
(5,634 posts)But yeah ... twerking.
Initech
(108,080 posts)Hey Joe
(513 posts)Of all the people to speak of impropriety and smut!
Magabillies are so upside down, inside out and backwards it is mind numbing.
Hypocrisy, thy name is Republicanism.
malthaussen
(18,490 posts)Rob H.
(5,805 posts)bucolic_frolic
(54,550 posts)What would he make of a golf swing? Basketball shake 'n bake? Tackling for that matter?
Guy is in the business of sterilizing and denying the human condition.
RockRaven
(18,973 posts)and the entire fucking sport is guys in skin tight pants lining up across from each other and bending over with their butts in the air every 40 seconds.
waldnorm
(185 posts)You know that outraged congresswoman that reacted to Janet Jackson's "wardrobe malfunction"? Janet Jackson clearly got shamed and disappeared from the scene while Heather Wilson moved up high in politics . . . oh wait.
